Snacks!

Use the fresh snack calendar linked below to sign up to bring in something fresh like carrots for our group snack.

Snacks in Kindergarten
I'm not sure I've done a great job explaining how we structure snacks in Room K-3.  Each day we have 2 snacks in class.  We have a 'group snack' in the morning where everyone eats the same thing.  This is usually crackers or carrots that I pass out to students.  In the afternoon we have 'home snack' which is a snack that children bring in daily from home and eat in class.

To help with our group snack please bring in contributions.  For non-perishable snacks I suggest: Wheat Thin Originals, Annie's Cheddar Bunnies, Ak Mak Crackers from Trader Joes, or Goldfish crackers.  I also really like serving fresh snacks in class during our 'group snack' time.  You can use this Fresh Snack Calendar to sign up to bring something fresh like carrots or clementine oranges that I will serve to all students the day that you bring them in.

For our 'home snack' time please make sure you pack a healthy snack for your child each day, so they can eat it in the afternoon.  You need to pack a 'home snack' every day, even if your child buys hot lunch that day.

Early Release Day
Don't forget that this Wednesday is an Early Release Day.  Students will be dismissed early at 12:52 PM.  We will still have lunch at school.  The buses will run like they do on a normal school day, just earlier.  Aftercare, however, will not be in session.

People who Love Us Wall
Thank you for sending in the those photos of family and friends.  The students really enjoyed showing and explaining the different pictures to their classmates.  I have a few pictures of students sharing their photos up in Seesaw.

ParentsLovePE Week
Our gym teacher, Mr. Willard, is hosting parents during his classes this week.  If you would like to join him and our students for gym class you can come in this Wednesday at 9:05 AM.  Please check in at the office first.

Library Books Due Tomorrow
Just a reminder, Ms. Reader would like us to return the library books students check out each Tuesday (tomorrow).

Seesaw
In addition to this website I am communicating a lot of information over Seesaw.  Thanks for signing up if you have, if you haven't I put the instructions in your student's red folder today.

Curriculum Overview
Science - This week we will start our first Project Lead The Way (PLTW) module on structure and function.  Structure refers to the way something is built, including shape, size, and the way the different parts work together (for example, a chair has four legs, a seat, and a back).  Function is what something does or is intended to do (the function of a chair is to give people a place to sit).  More information to come as this module gets going.

Reading - This week we will begin reading books and stories, both fiction and non-fiction, to support our Project Lead The Way unit on structure and function (see above).  We will read Jack and Beanstalk, examine the structure of a beanstalk, and see if we can make a model of a beanstalk that can hold up a golden egg.

Writing - Students have been practicing the steps necessary to capture and communicate their experiences using drawing and writing.  This week they will also write about their hopes and dreams for the school year.

Math - Today we worked on understanding the numbers zero and one.  Our focus for the rest of this week is learning to recognize and describe two-dimensional shapes and understanding what mathematical attributes define squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles.

Word Study - This week we will study the spelling of our names and look similarities in our names like matching beginning sounds and spelling patterns.